🗺️ Grade 2 Social Studies

This path follows Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies for Grade 2. Each level takes about 15 minutes. A level is passed with 4 of 5 right on its check (castles: 8 of 10). Progress is saved on this device. A grown-up can save it to their account from the grown-ups' page.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies covered in Grade 2 Social Studies

• SS2H1.a0/3

  James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia)

• SS2H1.b0/1

  Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet)

• SS2H1.c0/1

  Jackie Robinson (sportsmanship and civil rights)

• SS2H1.d0/1

  Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights)

• SS2H1.e0/1

  Juliette Gordon Low (Girl Scouts and leadership)

• SS2H1.f0/1

  Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights)

• SS2H20/5

  Describe the Georgia Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.

• SS2H2.a0/1

  Compare and contrast the Georgia Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee cultures of the past to those of Georgians today.

• SS2G1.a0/6

  Locate and compare the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley, and Appalachian Plateau.

• SS2G1.b0/1

  Locate on a physical map the major rivers: Savannah, Flint, and Chattahoochee.

• SS2G2.a0/5

  Identify specific locations significant to the life and times of each historic figure, and the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee, on a political or physical map.

• SS2G2.b0/2

  Describe how each historic figure and the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee adapted to and were influenced by their environments.

• SS2G2.c0/2

  Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and compare these regions to the region in which students live.

• SS2G2.d0/3

  Describe the regions in Georgia where the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee lived and how the people used their local resources.

• SS2CG10/2

  Define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws.

• SS2CG2.a0/2

  President (leader of our nation) and Washington, D.C. – White House

• SS2CG2.b0/2

  Governor (leader of our state) and Atlanta, GA – State Capitol Building

• SS2CG2.c0/2

  Mayor (leader of a city) and city hall

• SS2CG30/6

  Give examples of how the historical figures in SS2H1 demonstrate positive citizenship traits such as: honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.

• SS2E10/2

  Explain that because of scarcity, people must make choices that result in opportunity costs.

• SS2E20/3

  Identify some ways in which goods and services are allocated (such as: price, majority rule, contests, force, sharing, lottery, authority, first-come-first-served, and personal characteristics).

• SS2E30/2

  Explain that people usually use money to obtain the goods and services they want and explain how money makes trade easier than barter.

• SS2E40/3

  Describe the costs and benefits of personal saving and spending choices.

• MGS.10/2

  Map and Globe Skill 1: use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions

• MGS.20/1

  Map and Globe Skill 2: use intermediate directions (mastered in Grade 2)

• MGS.30/1

  Map and Globe Skill 3: use a letter/number grid system to determine location (introduced in Grade 2)

• MGS.40/1

  Map and Globe Skill 4: compare and contrast the categories of natural, cultural, and political features found on maps (introduced in Grade 2)

• MGS.60/1

  Map and Globe Skill 6: use map key/legend to acquire information from historical, physical, political, resource, product, and economic maps (introduced in Grade 2)

• MGS.70/1

  Map and Globe Skill 7: use a map to explain impact of geography on historical and current events

• IPS.20/2

  Information Processing Skill 2: organize items chronologically

• IPS.70/1

  Information Processing Skill 7: interpret timelines, charts, and tables

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